Parents

The information contained in this web site should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your pediatrician. There may be variations in treatment that your pediatrician may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances.

Many of these resources are otherwise available at sites on the World Wide Web. The Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics does not claim responsibility for the content of information on unofficial or individual pages.

General Parenting Resources:

• Baltimore's Child Resource Guide for Families of Children with Special Needs
• Maryland Infant and Toddlers Program
  • Contact Information by County
• Children Youth Family Education Research Network
• Parents Place of Maryland
• Maryland Child Care Resource Network
• Maryland Healthy Kids Program
• National Parent Information Network
• Talking With Kids About Tough Issues
• Family Networks
• Zero to Three
• Head Start
• Medicaid Matters
• Kennedy Krieger Resource Network
• Advocates for Children and Youth
• Maryland WIC Program
• MD Family Network

Health Related Issues:

• Breastfeeding Information:
  • LACTNEWS Online
  • Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition
  • Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
  • U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
  • La Leche League International -- Breastfeeding Information
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Maryland La Leche Chapters Online
  • Parent-L Breastfeeding Resources Page
• Dental Information (from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
• Injury Control Resource Information Network
• Online Birth Center
• Patient Education Material for Specific Problems (from Points of Pediatric Interest)
• Parenting Resources (from Points of Pediatric Interest)
• Patient Advocacy Telephone Numbers (Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions)

Health and Environment

• The Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment (MACCHE)

State Government Information:

• State Agencies and Information Resources
• Maryland Healthy Kids Program
• Maryland Medicaid
• Office of Genetics and Special Health Care Needs

Federal Government Information:

• CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse
• WIC
• Consumer Product Safety Commission Publications
• Consumer's Resource Handbook
• Healthfinder: US Government Health Information Online
• Food and Drug Administration Consumer Magazine
• FDA Kids Home Page

Your Child and Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs:

• Prevline: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• National Institute of Drug Abuse
• Smoke Free Maryland
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration Children and Tobacco Web Site
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration Children and Tobacco Compliance Checker (by Location)
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration Children and Tobacco Compliance Checker (by Establishment)

Education and Learning:

• U.S. Department of Education
• Maryland State Department of Education
• Maryland K-12 Education Resources
• LDOnline: Learning Disabilities
• PACER: Patient Advocacy Center for Educational Rights
• Special Education Resources (from Hood College)

Your Child and the Media:

• Parents Guide to the Internet (from the US Department of Education (with the AAP))
• Maryland Public Television

Domestic Violence:

• Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE
• Family Violence Prevention Fund
• Raising Children to Resist Violence (from the American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Stand For Children

Find Maryland Pediatricians:

• www.doctor-quality-reports.com/pediatrician/Maryland/maryland-doctors.htm
• http://www.aap.org/referral/
  http://www.healthgrades.com/directory/Pediatrician/Maryland/index.cfm

Search conditions A-Z:

• www.generalpediatrics.com

Obesity

• MDAAP Obesity Website